Matt Kalil News

Oct 7, 2012; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings offensive guard Brandon Fusco against the Tennessee Titans at the Metrodome.

The Vikings got to work signing their draft class on Tuesday, finalizing a four-year deal with Penn State linebacker Gerald Hodges, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation.

Tavon Austin's speed should make him an electrifying player to use in Madden NFL 25.

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The end of last season was not kind to a pair of offensive players for the Minnesota Vikings on the health front.

Matt Kalil, right, holds up a Vikings jersey as he stands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected fourth overall by Minnesota in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 26, 2012 in New York City.

Sometimes all it takes is that one player to jolt a team's confidence en route to entering the postseason discussion.

Louis Villaume, a lifelong Minnesotan, has been a Vikings fan since the late 1960s.

One by one, the athletic defensive tackle, the lockdown corner and the raw but promising receiver took their new purple jerseys - No.

With the 213th pick in the 2013 NFL draft, the Vikings completed another set, once again picking a player from a school previously picked in the same draft.

Every Minnesota Vikings fan knows what a rollercoaster ride it is to follow this franchise.

Just three years ago, new Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson was a quarterback.

Jim Souhan analyzes the local sports scene and advises you to never take his betting advice.

David Marver uses a general additive model with an additional smoothing algorithm to try and best predict who the San Diego Chargers will select with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

The Vikings have two first round selections with the 23rd and 25th overall pick.

USC's Matt Kalil holds up a Vikings jersey with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected by Minnesota in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell shares the love with Vikings draft pick Matt Kalil during the 2012 festivities at Radio City.

We have yet to hear anything official from the Kansas City Chiefs , but the belief around the league and among experts covering the league is that the first two picks in the draft will be Luke Joeckel and Eric Fisher, the top two offensive tackles in the draft.

Michael Rand started RandBall with hopes that he could keep lies from conquering the minds of the weak.

This is about the time during NFL draft season when long-held assumptions start to be challenged.